The Nigerian Army has revealed that the 44 pupils and teachers abducted in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State regained their freedom through a month-long intelligence-led joint security operation that dismantled the kidnappers’ network.
The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Friday by the Acting Deputy Director, 2 Division Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Colonel Danjuma Jonah Danjuma.
According to the statement, troops of the Nigerian Army, led by the General Officer Commanding, GOC, 2 Division, Major General C.R. Nnebeife, carried out the operation in collaboration with the Office of the National Security Adviser through the National Counter Terrorism Centre, NCTC, Defence Headquarters, Special Forces from the Nigerian Army, Navy and Air Force, the Nigeria Police Force, the Department of State Services, DSS, the National Intelligence Agency, NIA, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, as well as local vigilantes, hunters and Amotekun personnel.
